Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-01-19


House, we're entirely without foundation.
The General never he.itated to express in
strong terms his disspproval of the Presidents
course General Logan loved the soldier.
The President has never been accused of do
ing so that am aware of.
But short time before Nr. Manning was
taken sick last summer he issued an order
declaring that in all cases when clerks were
absent on account of sickness the time thus
lost should thus be deducted from their an
nual v2cation leaves. He also cut down the
time during which clerks might be absent on
account Of sickness. and .till receive their
paw. Now Mr. Manning has been absent
sick for nearly six months. But it is said
that he has continued 10 draw his pay during
all that time when he has rendered no service
II the government. And it is also stated that
while absent he had with him, constantly,
treasury messenger who acted as his valet.
In no department have the employees felt
the heavy hand of the task ioaster as IN the
Treasury. Nearly all the clerks are ladies
and gentlemen of refinement, intelligence
and honor. But they are subject to petty
! rules which would disgrace factory. A
! head of one Of the bureaus in another de-
| psrtment who issues tie most hery orders
against tardness, and the like, in the part of
his clerks, rarely reache. the Office himself
before ten or eleven O'Clock. Consistency
has long since ceased to be a jewel in the
crown of this administration.
There never has been a party in power
which was so absolutely without aim, purpose
or policy AS the democratic party Of today.
What has i. accomplished during the two
years in which it has been 10 power!
Absolutely nothing. The most notable act
of the President and the one which his fol-
lowers are the proudess of was his veto, while
in fit of anger, of "A hundred pension bills.
His Cabinet viii be remembered only for the
Pan Electric scandal. and the rain of poor
old aha Roach. The democratic House of
Representatives has neither organized nor
passed any important bills. The wrangle
between Carlisle and Randall and their re-
spective followers monopolzes the attention
of the party to the exclusion of carefully con-
| sidered wise legislation. The Presidents see
ing their short comiugs but unmindful of his
own, is Disguised with their conduct and they
in turn mstrust and revile him. AT the
present time 1t does not seem as if he had the
remotest chance of denomination.
Sometime during the last session Of Con-
, gress. Senator Brown of Georgia made . re-
port in favor of a southern claim, in which
he he referred to the entrance into the State
of the Union troops as Ian tarasion of the
State by the Federal army" That report
was promptly laid on the table. On Friday
last Mr. Skinner of North Carolina with
equally bad taste asked the House to pass q
bill which denominated the Rebellion as a
"war between the States" Mr.. Reed prompt
ly and emphatically objected. The bill did
not pass.
l frequently wonder if anything which 10
going on in the House ever escapes Mr..
Reeds attention. When some democratic
scheme has been up for consideration, and
everything seemed to favor its passage, |
have noticed him sitting in the back part of
the hall conversing with some member or
constituent, and apparently oblivious to the
proceedings. But just as his friends on the
other side" as he calls them, were chuckliDg
over the fact that the matter had escaped his
attention, Mr.. Reed would rise to his feet,
address the Speaker, and in five minutes
speech utterly defeat and put to rout the sup
porters Of the measure. His twenty minutes
speech on the Mormon question last week
was a very remarkable one. No other man
in the House could. in that brief time, have
40 logically. forcibly and effectually refuted
specous arguments of tie opposition, as he.
Mr.. Reed is very conscientious and never
misleads. He never makes & statement un-
less he knows II to be true. This has won
the respect of his opponents and greatly in
creased his power. As politician the dem
ocrats hate him most cordially, but as a man
he is beloved
The Potomac has been frozen over far dow n
| for weeks and there has been good skating
upon H. Fish, oysters, game, &c, are usually
brought up the river from the Chesapeake
/ Bay at this season in great quantities. But
uow ,hey must come via Baltimore by raj!
which greatly EN- ances the price Of such arti-
! els, and IN a corresponding ratio decreases
/ the ro.undty Of the Congrt ssional pocket
! book For it must be confessed that the
average Congressman is in love with his
| stomach.
| Nearly ten years ago an ice company erect
ed large ice houses near the Aquejuct bridge
aud filed tn m. It has never been able to
! fiji them since. But the past week il has had
"A large force ut work and much ice has been
secured This will he sold in our streets
next july as "kennebvc lee at halt a cent
per pound.